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English Definition
    noun
  1. key: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
  2. key: something crucial for explaining "the key to development is economic integration"
  3. key: pitch of the voice "he spoke in a low key"
  4. key, tonality: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
  5. key: a kilogram of a narcotic drug "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
  6. samara, key fruit, key: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
  7. Key, Francis Scott Key: United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)
  8. key, cay, Florida key: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
  9. key, paint: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key", "he dominates play in the paint"
  10. key: a list of answers to a test "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
  11. key: a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
  12. key: a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"
  13. winder, key: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
  14. keystone, key, headstone: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
  15. key: a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
    verb
  1. identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name: identify as in botany or biology, for example
  2. key: provide with a key "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
  3. key: vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
  4. key: regulate the musical pitch of
  5. key: harmonize with or adjust to "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
    adjective
  1. cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal: serving as an essential component "a cardinal rule", "the central cause of the problem", "an example that was fundamental to the argument", "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
Translation
Not found. Request noted. Other translations below.Chinese guān jiàn, yào, yào shi, yuè, 籥, 鑰, 鑰匙, 關鍵, 关键, 籥, 钥, 钥匙
Dutchafsluiten, antwoord, antwoord geven, antwoorden, antwoorden op, bar, barriиre, beantwoorden, beantwoorden aan, behoudens, belemmeren, beletten, bescheid, beslistheid, briket, cafй, dichtknopen, doorkruisen, drenkplaats, drukknop, herberg, knoop, knop, kroeg, motie, muzieksleutel, oplossing, reep, resolutie, scala, scheidsmuur, sleutel, storen, stremmen, stroken met, stuwen, tapperij, toeknopen, toets, toonladder, toonschaal, uitkomst, verantwoorden, verhinderen, verhoeden, versperren, versperring, wederwoord, afdammen
French clef, lйgende, or clef, une clй, une touche, clef
German schlьssel, taste, tonart, lцsung
Greek απάντηση, απάντηση
Indonesian kunci, tuts
Italian tasto, tasto
Japanese chou, choushi, hiketsu, kagi, kijiku, kikan, kuusho, tegakari, かぎ, きかん, きじく, きゅうしょ, ちょう, ちょうし, てがかり, ひけつ, 基幹, 基軸, 急所, 手がかり, 手懸かり, 手懸り, 手掛かり, 手掛り, 秘決, 秘訣, 調, 調子, 鍵
Korean열쇠, 실마리, 중심적인, 키
Malay kunci
Norwegian nшkkel, nшkkel
Polish klawisz, klawisz
Portuguese tecla, tecla
Russianподстрочный перевод, ключ разгадка
Serbian kljuc, regulator, sifra, dirka
Spanish la llave, llave, clave
Swahili kifunguo, kifunguo
Swedish nyckel, nyckel